league match

collocation in English

meaningsofleagueandmatch

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league
noun[C]
uk
/liːɡ/us
/liːɡ/
a group of teams playing a sport who take part in competitions between ...
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match
noun
uk
/mætʃ/us
/mætʃ/
mainly UK
a sports competition or event in which two people or teams compete against ...
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(Definition ofleagueandmatchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofleague match

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Matches are arranged in the town where theleaguematchis taking place, and are between teams from several schools.
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On occasions, horse racing is stopped because it is not synchronised with a rugbyleaguematch.
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He then has access to anyleaguematchin the country.
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In an average rugbyleaguematch, players run 5,000 m, and give or take 40 tackles.
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Such occasions could be aleaguematchagainst local rivals, or a cup match against one of the more successful teams in the land.
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In 2010, they broke their own record with an average of 36,173 per match and again sold out everyleaguematch.
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He admitted that he had involved in aleaguematch-fixing and accepted a bribe a year ago.
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If teams are level at the end of the 4th quarter of any worldleaguematch, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout.
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This was the first time he scored 4 goals in a localleaguematch.
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One was a domesticleaguematchwhile the rest a collection of friendlies.
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The stadium can hold nearly 11,000 although the highest attendance for a rugbyleaguematchwas just over 2,000.
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He played in his firstleaguematchagainst 1.
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Savi did not play anyleaguematchthat season.
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He never missed aleaguematchin three separate seasons 196263, 196364 and 196768.
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This award was presented to the football player who had scored most often (per season) three or more goals in a singleleaguematch.
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He scored nineteen seconds into his firstleaguematchas a starter, and subsequently became a first team regular.
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He failed to appear in just oneleaguematchduring the season.
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Having scored 6 goals in the match, he was the only player to have scored two hattricks in aleaguematch.
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He also scored the fastest goal in aleaguematch, taking 30 seconds to score after the game had started.
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From 1935 to 1939, they did not lose a singleleaguematch.
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